

Drama · Western · History
Overview
Colonel Custer, an outspoken believer in fair treatment for the Indians, is ousted from his post and forced into retirement. Fueled by ambition when a Senator Blaine convinces him to run for President, Custer decides to upstage General Terry at Little Big Horn.
Top Cast


Joseph Cotten
Joseph Cotten
Major Marcus A. Reno
Joseph Cotten
Major Marcus A. Reno


Darren McGavin
Darren McGavin
Captain Frederick William Benton
Darren McGavin
Captain Frederick William Benton


Philip Carey
Philip Carey
Colonel George Armstrong Custer
Philip Carey
Colonel George Armstrong Custer


Julie Sommars
Julie Sommars
Caroline Reno
Julie Sommars
Caroline Reno


Nancy Kovack
Nancy Kovack
Libbie Custer
Nancy Kovack
Libbie Custer
John Matthews
John Matthews
Dakota
John Matthews
Dakota


Michael Pate
Michael Pate
Sitting Bull
Michael Pate
Sitting Bull


Don Haggerty
Don Haggerty
Senator Blaine
Don Haggerty
Senator Blaine


Frank Ferguson
Frank Ferguson
General Alfred Howe Terry
Frank Ferguson
General Alfred Howe Terry


Stacy Harris
Stacy Harris
Mr. Turner
Stacy Harris
Mr. Turner
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Though a fictionalized Western based on George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry Regiment at the Battle of the Little Big Horn, the film is almost a generic war story covering the enlistment, training, and operational deployment of a group of recruits that could take place in any time period.

Lt. Col. George Armstrong Custer has been reinstated and assigned to command the 7th Cavalry Regiment at Fort Hays. The regiment has become a ragtag outfit of thieves and ruffians and Custer must whip the soldiers into shape to fight, the Kiowa, Sioux and Blackfoot tribes who confront them. These tribes are being supplied shotguns by a white gunrunner and Custer and his men must rescue General Terry and the Fifth Cavalry Regiment from annihilation when they are ambushed and trapped by a large Kiowa war party.

Young Indian brave White Bull captures and tames a wild stallion and names him Tonka. But when White Bull's cruel cousin claims Tonka for his own and mistreats the horse, White Bull sets him free. Tonka finally finds a home with Capt. Keogh and the 7th Calvary, and in 1876, rides into the Battle of Little Big Horn with General Armstrong Custer, becoming its only survivor.

Chief Sitting Bull of the Sioux tribe is forced by the Indian-hating General Custer to react with violence, resulting in the famous Last Stand at Little Bighorn. Parrish, a friend to the Sioux, tries to prevent the bloodshed, but is court- martialed for "collaborating" with the enemy. Sitting Bull, however, manages to intercede with President Grant on Parrish's behalf.

Follow General George Armstrong Custer from his memorable, wild charge at Gettysburg to his lonely, untimely death on the windswept Plains of the West. On June 26, 1876, Custer, a reputation for fearless and often reckless courage ordered his soldiers to drive back a large army of Lakota and Cheyenne warriors. By day's end, Custer and nearly a third of his army were dead.

















